LONG BEACH >> Long Beach police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a traffic accident that killed two women Thursday evening.

The accident happened around 9:45 p.m. near Ocean Boulevard and 8th Place.

Officers found an unconscious motorcyclist trapped underneath a Hyundai Sonata and an unconscious pedestrian lying in the number two lane of westbound Ocean Boulevard when they arrived at the scene.

According to witness statements, the motorcyclist swerved around a vehicle that had stopped for three pedestrians in the crosswalk at Falcon Avenue just before the collision occurred.

The motorcyclist had a valid Arizona license but did not have a valid motorcycle endorsement on her license, police said.

Long Beach firefighters and paramedics were able to free the motorcyclist from beneath the vehicle.

The motorcyclist, identified as a 33-year-old Long Beach woman, sustained traumatic injuries to the head and body and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The pedestrian, identified as a 25-year-old Long Beach woman, sustained traumatic head injuries. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Further identification of both victims is pending notification of next of kin.

A preliminary investigation found that the pedestrian was crossing southbound Falcon Avenue at Ocean Boulevard inside the marked crosswalk when she was struck by the motorcyclist who failed to yield as she drove westbound on Ocean Boulevard in the number one lane.

After the motorcyclist struck the pedestrian, she lost control of her 2003 Ducatti GRX, fell to the ground and rolled southwest across both eastbound lanes. Her motorcycle also continued to tumble west down Ocean Boulevard in the eastbound lanes.

As the motorcyclist slid into the number two eastbound lane, she was struck by a 2014 Hyundai Sonata driven by a 37-year-old Long Beach resident, police said. The car came to rest on top of her.